The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 28, 2039
Waxing Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:35 AM
12:56 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1440
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 73.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 21.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.63° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.86° / -4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.83° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.